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Junko Koshino to Hold Free Fashion Show at Nihombashi Mitsukoshi on October 9

This October, Japan’s avant-garde superstar designer is waiting for you on the runway. Celebrated for…

The History of Hanko: A Guide to Japan’s Ink Seals

Japan’s custom of using seals in lieu of signatures has been recorded for just under…

TW ScreenCap: 7 Things to Watch in October

We love movies here at TW. We’re avid Netflix consumers and theatergoers and even dabble…

The Mokuhanga Revival: How Japanese Woodblock Printing is Going Global

Climbing a narrow staircase to the third floor of the Mokuhankan print shop in Asakusa…

Mad Dog Jones: At the Forefront of the Art World’s Digital Revolution

Opening the packages storing the prints of his latest artwork was like a neo-Tokyo, cyberpunk…

2019 Setouchi Triennale: Shedding Light on an Island with a Dark Past

Oshima, an idyllic art island existing in a lonely stretch of water on Japan’s Seto…

Tokyo Photobook “White Noise”: Photographer Takehiko Nakafuji’s Love-Hate Relationship with the City

Fittingly for an artist so adroitly pinning down the zeitgeist of early 21st-century Tokyo, photographer…

Be Enthralled by the Mystery of Tottori Kagura Without Leaving Tokyo

Updated on October 13, 2019: The event on Sunday will be on! And we’ve made it…

This Week in Tokyo Pop Culture | Sep 20: Keanu Reeves and Poop Hands

With summer nearly over and temperatures falling to somewhat habitable levels, Tokyoites can finally go…

Dressed to Impress: Tuxedo Brings the Funk to Tokyo

A collaborative project between singer and multi-instrumentalist Mayer Hawthorne and seasoned hip-hop producer Jake One,…

Japanese Words We Can’t Translate: Shouganai

According to the Oxford Dictionary, there were an estimated 170,000 words in use in the…

Vlogger Reggie Casual: “Why I Moved to Tokyo to Start My Career in Fashion”

Over the last four years Reggie Casual has steadily introduced Japanese street fashion to would-be…

That Sway Style: The Rapper and Actor on Working With Pharrell Williams and Finding His Voice

It was thanks to two NBA icons that Shuhei Nogae, now known by his stage name…

The A-Z of Tokyo Style and Beauty ’19: Top Tips, Looks, Names and Must-Buys

We bring you an alphabet of top tips, names, stores and items – just in time to…

What to Buy at Biotop, Our Fave Tokyo Eco Shopping & Dining Oasis (With a Treehouse)

An eco oasis in Tokyo’s concrete jungle, Biotop is the kind of store that looks…